Pumpkin Patch

This year we were excited to go to a pumpkin patch because we knew Chas would have a lot of fun. On Chris' birthday he went golfing in the morning and Chase and I went to a bridal shower for Natalie and then met Chris at the pumpkin patch. Heidi came with us too and we had a lot of fun. They were having a promotion that day so there were a ton of people, but we had a great time!
These aren't the best family pictures ever. Chase isn't the best picture taker.

 

 

 

 

 

There was a hay bail pyramid that kids could play on so we put Chase up there and he wasn't quite sure what to think of it. Sometimes I think he really wishes he was older, because he wanted to climb like the big kids.

It was so funny to watch Chase walk around the pumpkin patch, he kept tripping and falling all over the place, we couldn't help but laugh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

They also had a little petting zoo which Chase loved! He even fed the goat!

 

We had several tractors there and a line to take pictures on them. Since there was a line, we had to just take pics and go. Chase was so mad we had to get off the tractor, he wanted to play on it longer.

 

 

 The best part about the day was when we were waiting for Chris to pay for the pumpkins and listening to the live band. Chase was giving everyone just as much of a show as they were! He has some nice dance moves.

 

 

Sick little boy

We had our first experience with Chase having the stomach flu last Sunday and it was the worst! Chris went in to get Chase on Sunday morning and he had thrown up in his crib. Saddest thing ever. He threw up one more time after that. Luckily it was a pretty short bug and he didn't really act sick all day. He was still running around like always. I was glad it happened on a day that Chris was home and grateful for Gwen too, she was a huge help.

We wore our jammies all day long and I basically told Chase he could have anything he wanted, which is why he's putting on my glasses. :-)

We have a roof

Not much has changed since the last pics I posted but they do have the roof on! They also finished the electrical and the plumbing completely and had all the sheetrock in the house ready to start. Once they have the insulation in they can start on the sheetrock!

More house pics..

I really can't believe how fast they are moving on our house. They started framing last week and are basically done. They are close to being done with the electrical and have the plumbing done. They have all the windows and doors in and even the bathtubs!  It's so fun to go up there and see the progress.

These pictures were taken at the end of last week, just after a week of framing.

Chris took these pictures on Friday, so one week after the pictures above. I can't believe they have the tubs in!!

 

This is the island in our kitchen.  

This is the outside of the house. We are hoping that they put the roof on. We've had a lot of rain and don't want the inside getting any more wet.

 

I am SO EXCITED!!!!!

The framing has started!

They started framing our house this weekend! Woo hoo! My friend Lenina lives just blocks away from where we are building so she stopped by on her way home last night and snapped these awesome pics! It's really happening!

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Chris hear today that it should be done the first of December. I was hoping it would be a little sooner, but I'm glad we will be in before Christmas. I'm just so excited!!

15 Months Old

I thought I would update this month since we went to the doctor and have some new stats. Chase is still a little one, weighing in at 20.2 lbs. (15) and measuring 30 inches (10%). He has moved up in percentiles since his last appointment, so we're happy about that. This appointment was a little more dramatic than the previous one. He had to get four shots and as soon as they laid him down, he started crying, so I knew he was going to have a hard time..........and he did. He cried for a few minutes and was fine. Afterwards we went and saw our house, got some lunch and then went home and put Chase down for a nap. All was well until Chase woke up from his nap. It was the saddest thing ever. He was in so much pain. His legs hurt him so bad that he didn't even want to walk or stand up and when he did he would just cry. He just cried if I wasn't holding him, it was so unlike him. I did get some really good snuggles though.

I put in Despicable Me and he sat with me for about 30 minutes and watched it.

These pictures were taken after dinner. I stood Chase up and he had a slight meltdown. It was really sad to see him hurting so badly, but it was also kind of humorous to me for some reason.

f there was something to lean on, he would. He was very sluggish for a couple days and laid around more than he ever has.

He woke up two days later and was back to normal! Thank goodness!! He's back to never stopping and always going!

Let the building begin!!!

So, we sold our house in June and signed on June 16th with Alpine Homes to build a house. There was a slight delay with the purchase of the land, but once that was figured out they submitted our permits and we just waited. Well.....last week they finally were able to pull permits to start on our house! They dug the hole on Thursday and poured the foundation on Friday! Chris was out of town most of the week and Chase and I drove out to the house everyday. It was a lot of driving, but we were just so excited! I'm really hoping we will be in by Christmas. That's all I want!

Here is the lot where our home will eventually sit. This was taken just after the hole was dug.

 

These pictures were taken just hours after the foundation was poured.

This was the next day after they ha taken the boards down. It's finally seems real now that we can see some actual progress.

 

Stay tuned for more pictures as it's built!